Sayaun Thunga Phulka

Made of Hundreds of Flowers
सयौं थुँगा फूलका
Sayaum̐ Thungā Phulkā
National anthem of Nepal
LyricsByākul Māilā
MusicAmber Gurung
Adopted2007

"Sayaum̐ Thungā Phulkā" (Nepali: सयौं थुँगा फूलका, pronounced [ˈsəjə̃ʊ̃ ˈt̪ʰʊ̃ŋɡa ˈpʰulka]; transl.  "Made of Hundreds of Flowers") has been the national anthem of Nepal since August 2007.[1] when the country switched governments. Before that, it used to be "Rāṣṭriya Gān".[2] The lyrics (words) were written by Byākul Māilā and the music was composed by Amber Gurung.[3]

Lyrics

Nepali original

Original text in the Devanagari script Words written in the Latin script Pronunciation of these words using the IPA

𝄆 सयौं थुँगा फूलका हामी, एउटै माला नेपाली
सार्वभौम भई फैलिएका, मेची-महाकाली। 𝄇

प्रकृतिका कोटी-कोटी सम्पदाको आंचल
वीरहरूका रगतले, स्वतन्त्र र अटल।

ज्ञानभूमि, शान्तिभूमि तराई, पहाड, हिमाल
अखण्ड यो प्यारो हाम्रो मातृभूमि नेपाल।

बहु जाति, भाषा, धर्म, संस्कृति छन् विशाल
अग्रगामी राष्ट्र हाम्रो, जय जय नेपाल।[3][4][5][6]

𝄆 Sayaum̐ thungā phulkā hāmi, euṭai mālā Nepāli
Sārvabhaum bhai phailiekā, Meci-Mahākāli 𝄇

Prakritikā koṭi-koṭi sampadāko āncala,
Virharukā ragatale, svatantra ra aṭala

Gyānabhumi, sāntibhumi Tarāi, Pahāḍ, Himāla
Akhaṇḍa yo pyāro hāmro mātribhumi Nepāla

Bahul jāti, bhāsā, dharma, sanskriti chan visāla
Agragāmi rāṣṭra hāmro, jaya jaya Nepāla!

𝄆 [sə.jə̃ʊ̃ tʰʊ̃ŋ.ɡa pʰul.ka ɦã.mi ǀ eʊ.ʈəɪ ma.la ne.pa.li]
[saɾ.ʋə.bʱə̃ʊ̃m bʱə.i pʰəɪ.li.e.ka ǀ me.t͡ʃi mə.ɦa.ka.li] 𝄇

[pɾə.kɾɪ.tɪ.ka ko.ʈi ko.ʈi sə̃m.pə.da.ko ãn.t͡ʃə.lə]
[ʋiɾ.ɦə.ɾu.ka ɾə.ɡə.tə.le sʋə.tə̃n.tɾə ɾə ə.ʈə.lə]

[d͡ʒɲã.nə.bʱũ.mi ǀ ʃãn.tɪ.bʱũ.mi tə.ɾa.i ǀ pə.ɦaɖ ǀ ɦɪ̃.ma.lə]
[ə.kʰə̃ɳ.ɖə jo pja.ɾo ɦãm.ɾo ma.tɾɪ.bʱũ.mi ne.pa.lə]

[bə.ɦʊl d͡ʒa.ti ǀ bʱa.ʂa ǀ dʱəɾ.mə ǀ sãn.skɾɪ.ti t͡ʃʰə̃n ʋɪ.ʃa.lə]
[ə.ɡɾə.ɡã.mi raʂ.ʈɾə ɦam.ɾo ǀ d͡ʒə.jə d͡ʒə.jə ne.pa.lə]

English translations

Literal translation[6] Singable, poetic translation[7]
(unofficial)

𝄆 Woven from hundreds of flowers, we are one garland that's Nepali
Spread sovereign from Mechi to Mahakali. 𝄇

A shawl of nature's wealth unending
From the blood of the braves, a nation free and non-moving.

A land of knowledge, of peace, the plains, hills and mountains tall
Indivisible, this beloved land of ours, our motherland Nepal.

Of many races, languages, religions, and cultures of incredible sprawl
This progressive nation of ours, all hail Nepal!

𝄆 Woven from hundred flowers, we are garland Nepali
Sovereignly extended from Mechi to Mahakali. 𝄇

Millions of natural beauties, history like a shawl
Bloods of the braves make it free and immotile.

Land of peace, knowledge in the plains, hills and mountains
One-piece beloved country, motherland Nepal.

Races, languages, religions, cultures in-credible
Progressive nation, I salute Nepal-aa!

Trivia

  • In August 2016, this anthem is #3 in BBC's list of Rio 2016: The most amazing national anthems due to its joyous tune and musical differences compared with other anthems.[8]

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070927023024/http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?nid=117987 Govt makes National Anthem public. eKantipur.com. 3 August 2007. Archived 29 September 2007.
  2. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=GeasCAAAQBAJ Marshall, Alex (2015). Republic or Death! Travels in Search of National Anthems. London: Random House Books. pp. 33–63. ISBN 9781847947413. The Maoists...when they did finally agree peace, deciding to work within the political system after the public started protesting against the king in Kathmandu, one of their terms was that the anthem be changed.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.nationalanthems.info/np.htm Archived 2019-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Nepal. nationalanthems.info. Kendall, David.
  4. ↑ https://www.pariwartankhabar.com/2018/12/25/64874/ ‘व्याकुल माईला’ को एउटै मालामा अटिएका हामी नेपाली
  5. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/nepali/news/story/2007/08/printable/070803_national_anthem.shtml गुञ्जियो नयाँ राष्ट्रिय गान – BBCNepali.com, 2007
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Dowling Club Overseas Trip Fellowship Report, Nepal (April 5-14th, 2019), By Dr. Nav Paul" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  7. ↑ "National Anthem of Nepal, Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka". Archived from the original on 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  8. ↑ https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/3513/ Archived 2020-07-06 at the Wayback Machine Nepal's national anthem third in 'The most amazing national anthems'of world. list. Republica. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.